Entries Tagged as 'Diverse Communities Preparedness'

Mike Coston at the always thoughtfulÂ Avian Flu Diary blog recently addressed a topic I was meaning to discuss but had not yet gotten around to.Â In a post,Â “NPM10: The Ethics of Prepping,” Coston raises the question whether “it is unfair, or somehow unethical, to ask those with greater financial means to prepare for disasters while some [...]

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The University of Maryland’s Center for Health & Homeland Security’s blog has an interesting post on shortcomings in emergency alert systems for the deaf and hard of hearing.
In the post, Nuclear Alert Sirens Fall Short For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing,” Greg Sunshine points out that in the event of a radiological emergency, people [...]

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FEMA has just launched a redesigned Spanish language website, www.fema.gov/espanol. According to the press release:
“The site is focused on individuals and families in multi-hazard disasters. It includes information on what to do before (preparedness), during (response) and after (recovery and mitigation) disasters…
The new design features a simple format with main topics divided in blocks of [...]

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Thanks to the aforementioned Jennings Carney’sÂ ”Partnership Update” via the On The Homefront blog of the Homeland Security Digital Library I learned ofÂ an interesting new report from theÂ Tomas Rivera Policy InstituteÂ and Asian Pacific American Legal CenterÂ that foundÂ ”immigrant and limited English proficient populationsÂ are not fully incorporated in disaster preparedness educational efforts and emergency responseÂ plans”.
The press releaseÂ for the [...]

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